UCS report finds As much as 18 percent of the country’s coal generating capacity should be considered for closure

UCS report finds As much as 18 percent of the country’s coal generating capacity should be considered for closure

A Union of Concerned Scientists report found that as much as 18 percent of the country’s coal generating capacity (59 GW) should be considered for closure because the generators will likely be more expensive to run -- after being upgrade with modern pollution controls -- than switching to natural gas or wind power.http://www.ucsusa.org/news/press_release/ripe-for-retirement-0349.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ucsusa%2Frss+%28Union+of+Concerned+Scientists%29